Anyone think the set design in Prometheus is outstanding?

Man nobody?

Going to be a bit busy now, so i will try and help another time.

But i will say that Ridley Scott is a fan of Massive Sets and quite a lot of Alien Covenant as far as Up close shots of Actors and the environments were mostly Practical and Built.

There are a number of behind the scenes shots and videos on the internet, i will link some another time and indeed the DVD/Blu-Ray Extras should have plenty of behind the scenes too.

As far as how much these all cost, thats something we cant really put a number on, but i would not be surprised if 25% of the Budget went on such things... maybe more.

I will see if we can arrange some interviews with some guys who worked on the Sets ;)

I am talking about Prometheus not Covenant. Apparently you didn't read the entire post lol.

BigDave said, "I will see if we can arrange some interviews with some guys who worked on the Sets"

THAT needs to be done!!!  That would be cool if you could do that!

I agree about the sets of Prometheus.  If there ain't good sets, there is fantastic visuals and CGI, with wonderous choice of colors.  I watched the whole movie of Prometheus many times just to admire the sets and visuals.  

Sir Ridders certainly earned his title of World-builder on Prometheus. I call him The Master World-builder. If you watch The Furious Gods, there's a spectacular time lapse sequence of the construction of the SJ cannon/Juggernaut interior.

Plus you see the construction of the Prometheus bridge, which was built on a gimble.

On ALIEN too, the Nostromo set construction was massive. The whole thing fitted together to form enclosed corridors etc, and could be moved to allow for camera access etc. The actors said that it was cramped and claustrophobic, which added so much realism to their performances.

Great photos Lone.  I really like the one with Ash.

I don't know where to obtain a copy of The Furious Gods.  Wish I did 

I agree with the OP. I think mentioning Alien and AC are relevant since RS has his finger prints on all of them. Prometheus had excellent sets- everything looked crisp, sharp and real. I am pretty sure there were CGI enhancements in places but I could not tell- and that is what set designs should do.  

RS is huge on sets. the pilots chair set in alien was a huge cost and the studio didn't want to spend the money but RS told them this set IS the movie and was needed. he knows the value of spending money on great sets and all RS movies are visually stunning, Prometheus and AC included. I love Prometheus but admit some of the characters could have been given more depth but visually its stunning

@I Moon Girl The Furious Gods was available only on the Collector’s Edition Blu-ray set. However, it is now included as an iTunes extra, if you purchase an HD copy of Prometheus from the store.

Even if you already own Prometheus, it's worth the download price just to have the extras viewable on your devices!

I have the DVD, Collectors Edition Blu-ray and a digital copy in iTunes ;)

@Lone

fantastic news!!! I LOOOOOOOOOVE Prometheus.  It's a 9/10 for me.  To solve the problem, it should've went for 3 hours (or at least 2 1/2 hours).

So, Lone, this includes the WHOLE "Making of Prometheus" because I thought I read the there was a Blu-Ray version which had even more material?

Totally agree I Moon Girl Prometheus deserved a much longer cut! 

Yes, it's the entire thing. The Furious Gods: Making PROMETHEUS, The Peter Weyland Files, deleted and alternate scenes, Weyland Corp Archives, plus you can choose commentaries by Sir Ridley or John Spaights. 

HD or 4K, all for just £7.99 in the iTunes UK Store! Happy viewing :)

PROMETHEUS

I watched PROMETHEUS with a friend the other night. She's not into Sci-fi as such, but she really enjoyed it, found the premise very interesting and thought that the sets and holograms were really cool! 

Silly ME ;)

Misread the Post.....  oh well not in best frame of concentration at that time.... so forgive me..

Indeed i would say Prometheus more so than Alien Covenant had Epic Practical Sets... there are many of these on the internet if you google.... (or other search engine) Prometheus movie Sets, Prometheus Movie Green Screen.

A lot of the sets were Built... some  things they had parts of the set as practical while the rest would be built around as CGI.  Such as the Hanger.

Awesome, thanks!

Prometheus gets me every time with the set design.  Still fascinates me every time I watch it.

@BigDave

Lovely picture!

Indeed Visually Prometheus was wonderful, the Engineers looked intriguing even the Elders.  There was also a nice use of CGI/Gloss to add that few details to the Engineers Appearance, that Sadly we never got to see in Alien Covenant.

Just shows that  a little lighting and touch up goes a long way.

What Elders were in Prometheus?

There was a more longer Sacrificial Engineer Prologue Scene, the Engineer we see who drinks from that Cup of Goo, was handed this Cup by a Elder Engineer, there was a Total of 8 Elders in this Scene, 4 of them in the distance.

This scene in a cut down version is on the DVD/Blu-Ray Extras, there has not been the complete scene released anywhere though, there are a few other scenes in Prometheus that got cut with the Engineers that also are not on any of the Extras... but stills from these scenes are online.

I will add the extras as far as Engineer Scenes, and those that are not on the extras but images are online regarding them... do paint a much different picture to the Engineers Agenda and Purpose.

Rather than the Theatrical Cut, which just shows us a Engineer gets awoken,  he is in a foul mood and then goes Postal on the Crew.  Latter after the Crash he is again Angry and goes Postal on Dr Shaw.

The FULL Scenes (which we still dont have in their entirety) paint a much much different picture. A picture that could push us to consider this Engineer Actually was the reason Humans are alive by the year 2093.....   Detailed Schematics of the Juggernaught Set used by Set Designers/Production also confirm this, as the Engineers Cryo-Pod is labeled HERO CHAMBER so our Prometheus Engineer actually may have felt there was NO need for our Destruction and Potentially Sabotaged the Outpost/Mission...    Only to be awoken and witness Weylands Actions and Cruel/Selfish Intentions and then this Engineer realizes actually the FEAR the Engineers had for Mankind and our Rebellious Ways are actually true and in hindsight the Mission to Destroy us should have been allowed to happen... And so off he goes to carry out the Destruction that maybe he prevented 2000 years prior.